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The Stacks Asia DLT Foundation has become the first Bitcoin-based organization to establish an official presence in the Middle East, aiming to promote institutional Bitcoin adoption through expanded educational initiatives.Stacks Asia has partnered with the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) — one of the world’s fastest-growing financial centers — in a move that could boost the adoption of its Bitcoin (BTC) layer-2 (L2) solution in the Middle East and Asia.The new partnership will play a “pivotal role” in shaping the future of Bitcoin’s “programmability and adoption” in these regions through educational programs and support for Bitcoin builders, according to an…

Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff has called for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, raising concerns over a planned private dinner for top Trump memecoin holders. Speaking at a town hall near Atlanta on Friday, Ossoff said Trump’s decision to offer exclusive access to top investors in his personal cryptocurrency was a clear case of “selling access” to the presidency. “I mean, I saw just 48 hours ago, he is granting audiences to people who buy his meme coin […] There is no question that that rises to the level of an impeachable offense,” the senator said. Ossoff, who is running for re-election…

Ethereum Foundation has clarified that the upcoming Pectra upgrade will not include the highly debated EOF changes as those will come with the next upgrade, Fusaka. In his April 28 post on X, Ethereum Foundation Co-executive Director Tomasz K. Stańczak said that the upcoming Pectra upgrade, slated for May 7, does not include EOF, stating: “The Pectra upgrade does not include EOF, nor [is it] intended to include EOF. Everything on Pectra is going as planned for the May 7th release.” EOF, which stands for Object Format, is a major overhaul of Ethereum’s execution engine intended to optimize and modularize…

Homepage > News > Business > Philippines launches first AI-ready data center The Philippines opened a new chapter in its digital transformation journey as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the inauguration of the country’s first artificial intelligence (AI)-ready hyper-scale data center, signaling the government’s push to position the nation as a competitive player in the global digital economy. Speaking at the launch of the VITRO Sta. Rosa (VSR) Data Center, Marcos called the facility “proof that the Philippines is future-ready for the digital realm,” underscoring its strategic role in strengthening data infrastructure, regional development, and digital security. “We now have this incredible…

XRP has jumped above $2.30 as excitement grows ahead of the XRPFi launch, a new decentralized finance platform set to expand the token’s utility. XRPFi, built by Flare Networks, will go live on Apr. 29. It will introduce smart contract functionality to XRP (XRP), finally enabling holders to stake, lend, borrow, and trade within the Flare ecosystem. For years, XRP users were mostly limited to holding or trading their tokens, as XRP’s native ledger doesn’t support smart contracts. This kept XRP mostly out of the booming DeFi space. Flare’s solution uses a wrapped version called FXRP, which lets XRP connect…

Milkyway will conduct its Token Generation Event (TGE) through Binance Wallet, alongside PancakeSwap. Hosted on the BNB Smart Chain, the subscription round will give participants early access to Milkyway’s core governance and utility token.Event DetailsBlockchain: BNB Smart ChainSubscription Period: April 29, 2025, between 08:00 and 10:00 UTCEligibility: Determined by users’ Binance Alpha PointsToken Launch: Trading for MILK will commence at 10:00 UTC on April 29, 2025, on Binance Wallet DEX and PancakeSwap.What is MilkyWay?Milkyway is a next-generation decentralized platform designed to bridge real-world assets (RWA) with blockchain technology. Built on the BNB Smart Chain, Milkyway enables users to tokenize, trade,…

Opinion by: Ross Shemeliak, co-founder and chief operating officer of StoboxThe Trump administration is pushing a much-revived policy trajectory, marked by tariffs and sanctions that aim to reshore production. Despite exemptions favorable to technology, this dramatic turnaround may seem like a case of the White House treating global trade as its playground. The president’s tariff agenda is fracturing supply chains overnight and disregarding long-standing economic rules.This latent, chaotic agenda also sees the quiet emergence of a new infrastructure in which blockchain is taking on a fresh role. Insofar as it is not purely focused on decentralization, the technology is geopolitically…

Binance has announced the launch of $JST/USDT on Perpetual Contracts.Listing DetailsLaunch Time: April 28, 2025, at 09:30 (UTC)Leverage Limit: Up to 75xFunding Rate Cap: Maximum +2.00% / Minimum -2.00%The full breakdown of the listing is available here.About Just ($JST)Just Network (JST) is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform built on the TRON blockchain. It primarily powers the Just ecosystem, a suite of decentralized products offering stablecoin lending, yield farming, and cross-chain interoperability. The native token, JST, is used for governance, paying interest, and participating in protocol decisions.Backed by TRON’s high-speed and low-cost infrastructure, Just Network aims to make DeFi services more…

Paul Grewal, chief legal officer for Coinbase, has urged to rescind prohibition of SEC employees from holding or using cryptocurrencies. He called the prohibition “particularly egregious” as the vast majority of crypto activity does not involve securities.In a letter to the acting director of the US Office of Government Ethics (OGE), Grewal stressed that SEC staff need to use crypto and understand the technology before making recommendations for regulatory proposals.He noted that “potential conflicts” in removing the ban can easily be managed. I never understood why @SECGov employees are barred from holding or using digital assets. Any potential conflicts can…

Casper price gained momentum on Monday as it rallied over 130%, making it one of the best-performing tokens in crypto. CSPR, the native token of the Casper Network, shot up to an intraday high of $0.023 on April 28, its highest point since Dec. 9 last year. From its lowest level this year, the token has now surged more than 180%. Its market cap climbed to around $215 million, while daily trading volume exploded by nearly 2,500% from the previous day, hovering around $115 million. The surge coincided with a sharp increase in futures open interest, which hit a 5-month…